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Coryphella capensis White edged nudibranch

Coryphella capensis is commonly referred to as White edged nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Coryphella Capensis,tafelberg reef hout bay 2024 (CC-BY-SA)


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lexID:
9488 
AphiaID:
1044754 
Scientific:
Coryphella capensis 
German:
Kap Coryphella, Weissrand Coryphella  
English:
White Edged Nudibranch 
Category:
Limaces de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Coryphellidae (Family) > Coryphella (Genus) > capensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Thiele, 1925 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, South-Africa 
Sea depth:
10 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1.57" - 1.69" (4cm - 4.3cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 62.6 °F (°C - 17°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-01-17 20:34:12 

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Coryphella capensis Thiele, 1925

Coryphella capensis has a pale body and dark red or brownish cerata all edged with white. This nudibranch feeds exclusively on hydrozoon polyps genus Eudendrium.

The white-edged nudibranch is endemic on Southern Africa and can be found on rocky shores (depht 10-30 m).

Synonymised names
Fjordia capensis (Thiele, 1925) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Flabellina capensis (Thiele, 1925) · unaccepted

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Flabellina capensis (White edged nudibranch),Port Elzabeth, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Flabellina capensis (White edged nudibranch),Port Elzabeth, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Flabellina capensis (White edged nudibranch),Port Elzabeth, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Coryphella Capensis,fan reef Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)
Coryphella capensis,pie south Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2021(CC-BY-SA)
Coryphella Capensis,tafelberg reef hout bay 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

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